'Smoking' air con?

[markyc]

Gday folks,
my girl's on her way to Healsville in the disco and has just called to say the air vents are blowing out smelly smoke!:eek:
Any ideas, anyone??

[waynep]

PM or call Ladas ......

[hiline]

Gday folks,
my girl's on her way to Healsville in the disco and has just called to say the air vents are blowing out smelly smoke!:eek:
Any ideas, anyone??


open the windows :D ;)


PM ladas he might know

[ladas]

Gday folks,
my girl's on her way to Healsville in the disco and has just called to say the air vents are blowing out smelly smoke!:eek:
Any ideas, anyone??

I doubt if it's smoke, more likely to e condensate - it would be pretty humid just now with all the rain, and the smell is just from the crud / dirt / bacteria that builds up on the evaporator coil.

If you can ask her to run it without the ac on just fresh air blowing through - does it still blow out 'smoke' - if it does I am wrong :( and I would need a bit more info.

but if it doesn't I would guess my theory would be right.

and in that case the 'smoke' will just go away when the humidity drops

[ladas]

PS If I am right I'll send you a can of our ABS (anti bacterial spray) cleans all the sh1* off the evap.

[hiline]

PS If I am right I'll sell you a can of our ABS (anti bacterial spray) cleans all the sh1* off the evap.


:D at $150per can;)

[ladas]

:D at $150per can;)

Now there's a thought ;)

[hiline]

Now there's a thought ;)


i can deliver it for a extra $100 :D

[Quiggers]

probably condensation of some sort - air cons do that sometimes....

GQ

[BigJon]

It can also sometimes be smoke :eek: . Leaves get caught around the resistor block for the fan and start smouldering. Happened to me in a Kingswood, I don't know if it is a potential Rover thing.

[markyc]

Thanks for the advice guys, she thought it was going to blow!:)
Remember the opening titles for 'The Six Million Dollar Man'? "She's breaking up she's breaking up:" Ka-Blam!!!!:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I once saw snow out of an 88 Hiline front vents
:eek:

[Xtreme]

I have also experienced this smoking from a/c vents on my Ser I Disco.
The fix is to crawl underneath, remove and clean the two rubber 'fish tails' on the condensate drain tubes either side of the gearbox. I now do this regularly and have completely given up the 'smoking' habit.

Be careful when you remove each 'fish tail' as there is probably a fair amount of condensate water built up so make sure you're not directly underneath when you release them.

[malleefowl]

What sort of anti bacterial spray and how do you introduce it to the system?Thanks

[ladas]

What sort of anti bacterial spray and how do you introduce it to the system?Thanks

I might be overstepping the 'no commercial adds' here - but

It's a tea tree oil based natural spray, in an aerosol - with the fan running you spray into the air intake, then with the fan off you can also spray in in through the centre dash outlets, and I also remove the condensate drain plugs and spray it up into the drip tray.

I do mine every couple of months - but I do smoke in my car :twisted: so the build up of 'smelly' is quite bad. Normal use non smoking - every six months.

If you actually want details of the stuff send me a PM

[4bee]

I might be overstepping the 'no commercial adds' here - but

But with inc's permission & it being a health matter, I see it as an important piece of advice, ladas.


PM on way for me.